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Please explain why we need another...

OLB...I have to admit, my board for who I want in the first round is Jarvis Jones and B Mingo along with X Rhodes CB. We have Woodley and Worilds. I understand Harrison is gone but Worilds filled in admirably last year and seems like he can fit the role. We spent a 2nd round pick on Worilds, its time to give him that chance. It seems we need that ILB presence to take Farriors old self out of the picuture.

The guy that fits everything we need is A Ogletree ILB/OLB. This guy is a banger, plays ILB and a very cerebral LB. However his off season mess will probably be why we don't draft him. Could we actually be looking at Teo? OLB is not a huge need right now so why is everyone, including myself have us taking an OLB? Is it just because of the potential of J JONES? Help me out here!

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Probably Arthur Brown over Teo for ILB. J Jones just seems like a specialist to me. A very good one yes, but is he effective against the run and can he set the edge? I'm not sold on it. His work ethic in the weight room is a concern. People are all over Woodley for not being in condition, so for a player who has an aversion to the weight room being a fan favorite seems off. Maybe he works on conditioning only, I don't know. Polamalu doesn't like weights either so who am I to judge. His best asset - rushing the passer - can also be offset by OCs running three step drops or using an additional blocker to chip him. I would like to see what we have in Woirlds too. I think we can get an OLB to develop in the 3rd or 4th. my 2 cents

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Draft rumors according to Walter.football

• WalterFootball.com was the first site to report on Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones not being a good workout guy who had the potential to fall to the middle of the first round. WalterFootball.com also was the first to project him to the Pittsburgh Steelers. That has become a consensus projection across the web since then. League contacts agree that the Steelers will take Jones if he falls to their pick. However they say he may not get there. The Jets supposedly love Jones. He also could land in New Orleans. Sources say don't be surprised if a team that loves Jones trades in front Pittsburgh to get him.

• If Jones is off the board along with other edge rushers like LSU's Barkevious Mingo, the Steelers' Plan B is Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. They think highly of Patterson and would love to add his big-play threat to replace what they lost in Mike Wallace. Pittsburgh had its entire contingent at the Tennessee Pro Day, and the Steelers came away impressed with both Patterson and Volunteer quarterback Tyler Bray.

• If the Steelers miss out on Jones and take Patterson, they will definitely target a pass-rusher on the second day. Sources told WalterFootball.com that the Steelers have soured on Jason Worilds. The pass-rushers that Pittsburgh would target on Day 2 include Southern Miss linebacker Jamie Collins, Clemson defensive end Malliciah Goodman and Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore. They also like Ohio State's John Simon as a mid-to-late-rounder.

• North Carolina State safety Earl Wolff has graded out as a third-round pick according to sources. They like his skill set with some size, speed and production at the college level. However, a number of teams that could target a safety on the second day are going to pass on Wolff because he did poorly in the team interviews. He wasn't a bad-character player, but he struggled schematically on the board. Teams that play complex coverage schemes won't draft a player like that.

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Originally Posted by thor75

Draft rumors according to Walter.football

• WalterFootball.com was the first site to report on Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones not being a good workout guy who had the potential to fall to the middle of the first round. WalterFootball.com also was the first to project him to the Pittsburgh Steelers. That has become a consensus projection across the web since then. League contacts agree that the Steelers will take Jones if he falls to their pick. However they say he may not get there. The Jets supposedly love Jones. He also could land in New Orleans. Sources say don't be surprised if a team that loves Jones trades in front Pittsburgh to get him.

• If Jones is off the board along with other edge rushers like LSU's Barkevious Mingo, the Steelers' Plan B is Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. They think highly of Patterson and would love to add his big-play threat to replace what they lost in Mike Wallace. Pittsburgh had its entire contingent at the Tennessee Pro Day, and the Steelers came away impressed with both Patterson and Volunteer quarterback Tyler Bray.

• If the Steelers miss out on Jones and take Patterson, they will definitely target a pass-rusher on the second day. Sources told WalterFootball.com that the Steelers have soured on Jason Worilds. The pass-rushers that Pittsburgh would target on Day 2 include Southern Miss linebacker Jamie Collins, Clemson defensive end Malliciah Goodman and Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore. They also like Ohio State's John Simon as a mid-to-late-rounder.

• North Carolina State safety Earl Wolff has graded out as a third-round pick according to sources. They like his skill set with some size, speed and production at the college level. However, a number of teams that could target a safety on the second day are going to pass on Wolff because he did poorly in the team interviews. He wasn't a bad-character player, but he struggled schematically on the board. Teams that play complex coverage schemes won't draft a player like that.

Translation:

1. Not interested in Jones, come take him in front of us so our guy falls to us.

2. Patterson and Bray are a cover up to say they were interested in Hunter. And maybe they are interested in Eifert and don't want anyone to know. St Louis drafts directly in front of the Steelers and they have similar offensive needs. This may just be a ploy to get St Louis to take Patterson. They are more desperate for offensive weapons for Bradford.

3. We're not looking for an OLB in the draft. Why would coaches be souring on Worilds? Makes no sense. Unless he's hurt again. Plus I want a later round pass rusher if we take one cause I want to see what Robinson can do. As a pure pass rusher, I think Robinson might be better than anyone we could draft.

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If the team has in fact soured on Worilds (I can certainly see it; I mean, if you see a kid every day for three years, I think you get a strong sense of who/what he is)... but anyway, if they have soured, its an indictment of poor decision-making, for taking this kid that highly. (I fear the same will be said of 2012 #2 Mike Adams.)

If Jones/Patterson are the two options, I take Jones for sure. As for Ogletree, I'd like him. But its not going to happen, what with the Ta'amu stuff (DUI) and Ogletree's one. Ogletree is a Lawrence Timmons clone, if you look at his numbers. Both are/were fast guys.

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Frankly, a rotation of three effective OLBs is best. It keeps them fresh and drives OTs crazy when they have to adjust between different styles. Also, Woodley and, to a lesser degree, Worilds are injury prone. We need backups.

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It is not a question of needing another OLB as it is an upgrade. Think about these factors:

- After Worilds and Woodley we are thin at OLB
- Reports that the Steelers are not high on Worilds, evidenced by the fact that they brought in or were linked to every outside rusher who hit the FA market. Smokescreen maybe, but there was an awful lot of smoke for it to be only a ruse.
- Worilds has always looked best when filling in on the left side, which gives you two LOLBs and no real confident starter on the right side.
- BPA is BPA, if the Steelers love Jones (or Ansah, or Mingo or whoever might be there) then you take the guy you love. The Steelers sign players like Will Gay and Larry Foote so that they won't be forced to go by position.

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Originally Posted by Shoe

If the team has in fact soured on Worilds (I can certainly see it; I mean, if you see a kid every day for three years, I think you get a strong sense of who/what he is)... but anyway, if they have soured, its an indictment of poor decision-making, for taking this kid that highly. (I fear the same will be said of 2012 #2 Mike Adams.)

I must be the only person on this board who thought Adams adjusted and played well late last season.